Radiator-cover.



UNrrED! sTATns @Parser Genion.

UHESTEB MILD POETSCH, 0F CHICAGO. ILLINOIS.

RADIATOR-COVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1, 1917.

Application filed December 11, 1915. Serial l la. 68,270.

`a covering." tor the top, sides and back of radiators ol all sir/.esand kinds, of simple, durableand economical construction and which willadd to the appearance of the radiator and conform to the woodwork andfurnish-ings ot' the room.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device. For use iiiconnection with steam or other radiators which will serve not oni)y as acover for the radiator but will. 'also serre to contain a supply ot'water for slow vaporizing in order to render the atmosphere of the roomin which the radiator is placed humid.

A further object ot' my invention s'to provide a device for use inconnection with radiators which may be used as a window SeatQshell`ledge or the like.

`]`,h"e special and -novel phases 'of my invention herein disclosed willhe bet-ter nnderstood b v reference. to the following detaileddescription which is to be taken' in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawinffs. whereinm igure, Vl, is a front elevation of a deviceembodying! my invention iui'ilaee upon a radiator showino' a portion otthe top or shelf portion brei-:en away.

J'llig. 2 is an end elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is a tiaiisverse vertical section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.'

ln carrying: out my invention, have special regard -tor economy ot'construction,

and the. various parts which enter into tlie. eoustruetmn ol my device.may boproduced wilhlittle. if aux, special machinery as will ap war fromthe further description.

lai carrying out'niv invention, first provide the end members 10 of anydesirable ornamentation prelerabl)T such as will conform to the radiatorin size, shape, design and eolor of finish. To these end ii'ienbgrs- 10.l secure a bark ininiiber 11 pi'etei'ahli1 of sheet metal which may besecured to' flanges 15! on the end members l() by an)1 suitableiiieanssucli as bolts 1 3. l next provide. a` support 1l for the. top,which nia-y he of ,ordinary angle. iron and which serves the furtherpurl' ose of spacing the two end members 10 apart and holding them inlixed position relai ire to each other.

In order that the device as a whole may be kept in 'rigid relation tothe radiator` I next prov-ii e fastening means 15, oneend '16 of whichis secured to -the member 14.

the other e1 d being brought down and around ay poi tion ot the.radiator as shown in Fig, 3. and either secured at the other end to themember 14 or b v means of the screw' bolt 17 whiel latter method willpermit of adjustment. lhese fastening means may be -distrihuted`tiroiighout the length of tliefv radiator in auch numbers as may bel'equired to firmly hold' the device as a whole. in contact wil li theradiator so as to prevent slipping aboit and rattling. ln the practicein the pist. it has been customary to provide the iecessary anddesirable nioisture in the. room by means of, open reeptaclei. sittingir about the. rooni ,or exposed receptacles in or about the radiator.I have provided meins for supplying n'ioisture iii/80 order to rend erthe heated air4 of the room humid. out ot sight and unexposed to thecollection of dust and ont ofdanger of being upset of the waterspilled.V

I provide i water trough 1S having; a 85 liange 19 at t ie top and backthereof which lits donn ove l' alid rests on the hack meinber 11, 'lliietrough is shaped so that it tits down iii between the back or sectionsof the. radiator and the back member 11 of 9G in v radiator cover.'lhis` trough may be the full length ot' the radiator or an)7 desi redlength.

I next p roi ide a top 20 for my coi'nplete device which should bepreferably ot metal of sullicient strength to enable itto fulfil thefunction of a seat or shelf. This top, nie'mber 20 contains z. groovedtrack menilber 21 which registers'with the supporting ieep the.

member 14. tie purpose oc-.ingr to top member 20 in alinenieiit when1t-'1s moved bat-kw ird and forward for' the pur-- pose of perm tlingthe water trough 1S to be` filled. examined or removed. The ends '.22 o1the top i'ieinher E2() fitinto and against 105 `-the top oi tb endiiieinbei's 10 so that the top surface is entireliY siiiootli.. At thevfront and hack, the ltop member is flanged downwardly as at Q3 both forthe purposeof 'i holdincr it ri; idl}v in iilaee. preventing an)1 110side wise. ini-rement (endwise. move-,ment`- being preveii'ed byengagement -Wit-li the ",fianged upper heated andmoisture-laden i thelaw oi.:

' dlatorbut Aaddlng thin-etc.4

-and defi he made in materials, design and size witho'ut deviating fromthe spirit of my tion= and I desire that the protection herein soughtshould include sueh`changes and modifications in detail as reasonablymay Ibe made with the terms of the appended claim.

' Having portion of the end members l0), and for the further'purpose ofproducing'jr the desired deflector action on the air which comes fromthe radiator and which is thereby direeted first downwardly and thenfollowin heated air, rising,r to the top of the room therebyaliding in'Wal-ming the oors, i whereas without my device, the' heatedair rises tothe ceiling and the floors remain unuarn'ied I Itwill be seen from I nydescri have provided a combined. radin A f" sea't or lshelf With theadded feature of ,/s'uppflying moisture for vaporizing and not only.preservin he ornamental features of the usual raf device -is a sosucha-'one as can" be made and carried all types and kinds be built fullydescribed my invention,

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I one embodment ofthe present invention, it is apparent d I 'am awa-rethat vchanges in-detail may what I claim and desire to secure byLettersl a removable,`

and associatedA A device of the class describedl comprisi i and slidablyconnecting the top with the

